The North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 5-1 decision, issued a stay preventing the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’s narrow victory over Republican Jefferson Griffin in a state Supreme Court race. This action allows the court to hear Griffin’s challenge to approximately 60,000 votes, claims which were previously rejected by the state elections board. The court’s order, prompted by a federal court’s remand of the case, sets a January 24th deadline for briefs. The lone dissenting justice argued that the stay was unwarranted and interfered with democratic processes.
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Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, trailing Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes in a state Supreme Court election, secured a temporary stay from the GOP-controlled court preventing certification of Riggs’ win. Griffin seeks to invalidate over 60,000 votes, a move initially rejected by the state Board of Elections and a federal judge but now under review by the state Supreme Court. This action hinges on the legality of voter registrations lacking full driver’s license or partial Social Security numbers, a contested issue previously raised in a similar Republican lawsuit. Justice Anita Earls dissented, and Justice Riggs recused herself.
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In a crucial North Carolina Supreme Court race, the Democratic Party is suing to prevent the Republican Party from discarding over 60,000 ballots. This action follows a recount affirming Democrat Justice Allison Riggs’s victory by a narrow margin, but Republicans are challenging the validity of numerous ballots. The GOP’s challenges, based on previously rejected legal arguments, target ballots cast by overseas citizens and those lacking specific identification information. The lawsuit seeks a federal court order to prevent the state elections board from invalidating these ballots, citing prior rulings that deemed similar challenges unlawful.
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Also on Wednesday, attorneys for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner revealed in a court filing that his lawsuit against Musk, who is an ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and the America PAC had “triggered an avalanche of [social media] posts from Musk’s followers,” many of whom “made antisemitic attacks on Krasner.” After Krasner filed his suit Monday, Musk in a post on his social media site X noted his agreement with a user’s claim that the district attorney knows the $1 million daily giveaway is “not illegal but wants a leftist judge to stop it before Election Day,” the lawyers for the DA wrote. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner revealed his lawsuit against Musk and the America PAC “triggered an avalanche of [social media] posts from Musk’s followers,” many of whom “made antisemitic attacks on Krasner.”
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